Political stories for Southern Middle Tennessee.
Mark Ledbetter, the mayor of Cowan, TN, has resigned from his position. In a letter dated June 2, Ledbetter stated in a letter dated June 2 to the city council that he was resigning because of health reasons. He thanked the council for the time they had to work together. He also thanked the citizens …
Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Teacher Paycheck Protection Act, a landmark bill that will give teachers the largest pay raise in state history and protect Tennessee teachers and taxpayers by ensuring that union membership dues are no longer collected by school districts. “Teaching is more than just a career – it’s a calling,” said Gov. …
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The General Assembly passed two East Tennessee lawmakers’ request to put “In God We Trust” on the state seal. After passing the Senate last month, the proposal cleared the House in a largely party-line vote. A new design would have to be approved by the General Assembly to become official. The bill asks the governor to submit a …
“In God We Trust” to appear on State Seal in 2025 Read More »
In Tennessee and across the country, prescription drug prices are skyrocketing, and a new national poll found most voters want lawmakers to regulate pharmacy benefit managers who they believe are responsible for the rising costs. Mark Blum, executive director of America’s Agenda: Health Care for All and managing director of the PBM Accountability Project, said Nashvillians, like Americans across …
Poll: TN Voters Favor Policies that Hold P-B-M’s Accountable Read More »
Grundy County Sheriff Heath Gunter says he’s signed off on an agreement to put SROs in every school in the district. The sheriff’s office says starting SRO pay is around $18 an hour. While the school wants to pay on a per diem basis of $125.77 a day or roughly $15 an hour. Another point …
J.P. Kraft is back in Tullahoma. The Board of Mayor and Alderman have approved Kraft as the new Parks and Recreation Director after Dave Anderson resigned in November of last year. Kraft severed Interim Parks and Recreation Director in May of 2021, following the retirement of former director and current alderman Kurt Glick. When Anderson …
Kraft returns to Tullahoma as the New Parks and Recreation Director Read More »
On Thursday, the state House expelled two Democratic lawmakers, Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, for breaking House rules and leading a gun-reform protest from the chamber’s floor. Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, survived expulsion by one vote from the Tennessee General Assembly. Area representatives voting to oust Jones and Pearson were Rep. Rush Bricken, R-Tullahoma, Rep. …
How Local State Representatives Voted in the Expulsion of Two Tennessee Lawmakers Read More »
Decherd Alderman and Vice Mayor Richard Gulley has informed the city that he will resign Friday, March 31, 2023. Recently, Decherd had another resignation. On March 1, 2023, Eric Bradford resigned as Interim City Administrator for the city, and then on March 20, 2023, Bradford resigned as Decherd Water Superintendent. The most recent resignations go …
More Issues in Decherd; Alderman Resigning Friday Read More »
A pandemic-era law to help keep children and families continuously covered with health insurance is set to expire this spring, and advocates are worried about kids losing coverage, even when they are still eligible. A report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families showed Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program stabilized the uninsured rate …
TN Kids’ Uninsured Rate Could Rise as Health Emergency Ends Read More »
Republican state senator Janice Bowling of Tullahoma hopes this will be the year medical cannabis becomes legal in Tennessee. While the “Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act” was not voted out of a Senate committee Tuesday, Democrat and Republican lawmakers both appeared to support the bill. Bowling’s bill would include more than 30 different health conditions that …
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